Speaking of Darmstadter Echo, the newspaper doesn't have an English site and Google's translation is notoriously bad. From what I can gather, however, Südhessen police have confirmed that there's an "ambiguous threat" at the movie theater.

According to the Telegraph, thus far they've only confirmed "several wounded," casting doubt on the reports of massive fatalities. Police are on the scene, that's for sure.

If this is what it sounds like, it's unsettlingly close to the events that transpired less than two weeks ago at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Early morning two Sundays ago, Omar Mateen, blind with hatred towards gay men (whether or not he was one himself is still up for debate), entered the nightclub and killed 49 people and wounded 53 more. To date, it's the worst mass-shooting in US history.

Update: Still looking for hard confirmation, but it's possible that the gunman has been "overwhelmed and arrested:"